Case conferences, tumor boards, Grand Rounds, journal clubs, research strategy meetings, and other seminars held by the Division or attended by the faculty. This page is intended as a resource for Larner and UVM Health faculty, providers, fellows, residents, and students.
Non-UVM Medical Center and non-UVM Health employees are not allowed to attend tumor boards and case conferences
Case Conferences
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Name * Offers CME credits | Date | Location | Time | Contact Person |
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| Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program | 1st and 3rd Wednesday | UVMMC Ed Ctr2-502 ACC2 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM | Wendy McKinnon, MS Kara Landry, MD |
| Cancer Therapy Toxicity Discussion | 2nd Wednesday | Zoom | 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| Cellular Therapy Multidisciplinary Meeting | Tuesday | HemEP3-260 or MS Teams | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Julian Sprague, MD Matthew Whooley, RN |
| Classical Hematology Case Conference | 2nd Thursday | UVMMC - HemEP3-260 or MS Teams | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Jacqueline Poston, MD |
| FACT/Heme Education | 3rd Tuesday | UVMMC Ed Ctr2-502 ACC2 or MS Teams | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Julian Sprague, MD |
| Hematology/Oncology Clinical Case Conference | Wednesday | MS Teams | 8:00 AM -8:30 AM | Julian Sprague, MD |
| Hematologic Oncology and Transplant (HOT) Conference* | Friday | UVMMC Trainer Conference Room, MP1-103 or MS Teams | 12:00PM -1:00 PM | Blair Robinson, RN |
| Thrombosis and Hemostasis Program Case Conference | Wednesday | UVMMC ED Ctr-502 Conference Room ACC2 or Zoom | 8:30 AM -9:30 AM | Mary Cushman, MD |
| Thrombosis and Hemostasis Program - Maternal Fetal Medicine Multidisciplinary Case Conference | Wednesday - Quarterly | UVMMC Trainer Conference MP1-103 | 8:30 AM -9:30 AM | Mary Cushman, MD |
Educational Seminars
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| Health C.A.R.E. (Cultural Awareness, Research and Education) Series* | Varies | Varies | Varies | LCOM Office of Intercultural Excellence |
CroSSTOC - Cross-disciplinary Seminars on the Science and Treatment of Cancer* *CME for physicians | 2nd Wednesday, September - June | Davis Auditorium, UVMMC | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | UVMCC CRTEC Team |
Grand Rounds
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Name * Offers CME credits | Date | Location | Time | Contact Person |
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| Clinical Informatics Grand Rounds | Quarterly | 40GE IDX Apalachin or MS Teams | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Julie Lin, MD, FAAD Rachel K. McEntee, MD, FAMIA |
| Department of Medicine Grand Rounds* | Fridays, Sept-June | UVMMC Davis Auditorium or MS Teams | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Chief IM Resident |
| Hematology/Oncology Fellows Conference | Tuesdays, monthly, Sept- June | UVM LCOM HSRF 200 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | |
Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds* *CME and ABIM MOC credit
| 1st Tuesday of the Month, Sept-June | UVM LCOM HSRF 200 | 8:00 AM -9:00 AM | |
| Medical Education Grand Rounds* | Fridays (varies) | MedEd 300 Reardon Classroom or zoom | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | LCOM Teaching Academy |
| Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Seminars | 2nd and 4th Fridays | HSRF 300 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Linda Gregoire |
| OB-GYN Grand Rounds | Tuesdays | UVMMC Davis Auditorium | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Bethany Alger |
| Otolaryngology Pathology Conference | Thursdays | Otolaryngology Conference Room | 7:430 AM - 8:30 AM | Leigh Meyerhardt |
| Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds | Wednesdays | Med Ed 100 or UVMMC Davis Auditorium and Zoom | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Michele Hirsch |
Journal Clubs
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| Name | Date | Location | Time | Contact Person |
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| Hematology/Oncology Journal Club | 3rd Thursday | Mattie Pontecorvo | ||
| Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health Journal Club | 3rd Tuesday, every other month, Sept-May | HSRF 400 Zoom by request | 9:00 AM-10:00 AM | Mary Cushman, MD |
Laboratory and Research Meetings
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| Name | Date | Location | Time | Contact Person |
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| Laboratory for Clinical Biochemistry Research Lab Meeting | 2nd and 4th Thursdays | UVM LCOM Colchester Research Facility Faculty Conf. Room | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Mary Cushman, MD |
| Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health Conference | 3rd Friday, Sept - May | HSRF 400 Zoom by request | 9:00 AM-10:00am | Mary Cushman, MD |
Tumor Boards
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Non-UVM Medical Center and non-UVM Health employees are not allowed to attend tumor boards.
For individual sessions please visit Cancer Center Tumor Boards FY26 Session Listing
| Name | Date | Location | Time | Contact Person |
| Breast | Thursday | UVMMC Trainer Conference Room MP1-103 | 12:00 PM -1:00 PM | Michelle Sowden, MD |
| Cutaneous Oncology | Brent Devenney | |||
| ENT | 4th Thursday | Mirabelle Sajisevi, MD | ||
| GI (Lower) | 3rd Monday | MS Teams | 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Nicole Messier |
| GI (Upper) | 2nd and 4th Monday | MS Teams | 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Nicole Messier |
| GU | 2nd and 4th Thursday | Trainer Conference Room/MS Teams | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Kimberly Spina, BSN, RN, OCN |
| Hematologic Oncology and Transplant (HOT) Conference* | Friday | UVMMC Trainer Conference Room, MP1-103 or MS Teams | 12:00PM -1:00 PM | Blair Robinson, RN |
| Liver | 2nd and 4th Wednesday | MS Teams | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Nicole Messier |
| Lung | Brent Devenney | |||
| Neuro/Onc | 2nd and 4th Thursday | UVMMC Abrams Conference Room, Fletcher 3 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Alissa Thomas, MD |
| Otolaryngology Head and Neck | Thursday | Otolaryngology Conference Room or MS Teams | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Leigh Meyerhardt |
| Otolaryngology Endocrine | Friday | Otolaryngology Conference Room or MS Teams | 7:15 AM - 8:00 AM | Leigh Meyerhardt |
| Sarcoma | Ashley Cohen, RN |
Transdisciplinary Teams (TDTs)/Research Strategy Meetings
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| Name | Date | Location | Time | Contact Person |
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| Cutaneous Oncology | 2nd Friday | UVMMC Trainer Conference Room MP1-103 | 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | |
| GI (Lower) | 3rd Monday | MS Teams | 7:00 - 7:30 AM | Nicole Messier |
| GI (Upper) | 2nd and 4th Monday | MS Teams | 7:00 - 7:30 AM | Nicole Messier |
| GU | 2nd Wednesday | MS Teams | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Nat Lester-Coll, MD |
| Heme Malignancy/Clinical Research/ | 2nd Tuesday | UVMMC Ed Ctr2-502 Conference Room ACC2 or MS Teams | 10:00 AM -11:00 AM | Chris Holmes, MD, PhD |
| Lung | 3rd Tuesday | UVMMC Derm Conf. Room EP3 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Farrah Khan, MD |
| Neuro-Oncology | Monday | Zoom | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Alissa Thomas, MD |
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Please email Whitney Feininger with any updates or corrections
For the full Larner College of Medicine/UVM Health Grand Rounds and conference schedule please visit the CMIE Grand Rounds page
International and National Conferences Attended by the Hematology and Oncology Faculty
- NNECOS - Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society
- ASCO - American Society of Oncologists
- ISTH - International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis
- ASH - American Society of Hematology
- American Heart Association Professional Meetings
- San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- European Society for Medical Oncology
- Thrombosis and Hemostasis Societies of North America
- The Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting
- HTRS: Hemostasis & Thrombosis Research Society
- ICTHIC: International Conference on Thrombosis and Hemostasis Issues in Cancer
- ALLIANCE for Academic Internal Medicine
- AACI: Association of American Cancer Institutes
- ACCA: Association of Cancer Center Administrators
- ACCA: American Clinical and Climatological Association
- HISTORI: HIV IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE TO OPTIMIZE RESEARCH IMPACT